Mission with a Vision
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Hello, and thank you for visiting my GoFundMe. Why I created this GoFundMe:
1. The world has over 7.6 billion people. If you think this is a problem and want to be part of the solution, one solution is empowering women. Please read the following and visit the website to see how you can help.
2. Without organizations like this to help, the young women in these stories had no chance of a better life. They would have been married off to an old man at a very young age (11 years old is not uncommon), and possibly have been forced to have FGM (female genital mutilation).
3. Patrick and Josephine have dedicated their lives to this cause. Much of their time is spent scrambling to raise money. So this is a small something I can do to help the organization finally reach financial independence. This will allow them to spend more time running the Safe House and attending to the needs of the girls/women.
Now, on to the story: Oh and please, please, please if you do nothing else, watch the video.
For over 20 years, Mission With A Vision has helped over 1,000 Kenyan girls seeking to escape FGM and childhood marriage. With few resources, but with an unreserved commitment to the well-being of children, Mission staff works tirelessly — frequently at great personal risk — to protect and educate local youngsters. First founded in 1997, the Mission provides a safe house for teenage girls as well as educational scholarships. Whenever possible, efforts are also made to work with community elders to seek reconciliation with the girls’ families, a delicate task that frequently requires months of negotiation and counseling.
Mission With a Vision serves an average of 150 girls per year. It also intends to expand its advocacy work to change local thinking through educational and communications programs that target family members, community and religious leaders, and those most affected by the issue: teenage girls and boys. The objective is to systematically change public perception and create the conditions in which FGM and childhood marriage are not just illegal, but are also socially unacceptable.
Ways you can help:
Sewing Machines - Through a generous donation, Mission With a Vision received 8 industrial sewing machines. These machines will help Mission With a Vision become more financially independent. The plan is to use the machines to make and sell school uniforms. The proceeds will be used for ongoing expenses at the safe house (food, clothing, school, electricity, housing, staff and more) and to create an emergency fund. We are trying to raise $5,000 to get the sewing operation functional--this includes supplies, tables and a place to put the sewing machines.
School Fees - You can help put a girl through school. This is a multi-year commitment to pay the school fees, room and board for a girl. The cost is $350.00 for primary school, $750.00 for high school and $900 for college, per year.
To Learn more, visit School Sponsorship
Become a sustaining member by making a monthly donation. These donations will help with day-to-day expenses that are not covered by proceeds from the farm, sewing and other forms of income already in place.
To Learn more visit the Safe House
To Learn more about Mission with a Vision visit:
Mission With a Vision web site
The girls stories These are feel-good stories about girls/women that have taken control of their lives with the help of Mission With a Vision.
Mission With A Vision is a non-religious, non-political non-profit registered as a NGO in the Republic of Kenya.
100% of all funds raised will be given to Mission With a Vision.
In the US, all donations are tax deductible using 501 (c)(3): African Children's Haven EIN 30-0467989
1. The world has over 7.6 billion people. If you think this is a problem and want to be part of the solution, one solution is empowering women. Please read the following and visit the website to see how you can help.
2. Without organizations like this to help, the young women in these stories had no chance of a better life. They would have been married off to an old man at a very young age (11 years old is not uncommon), and possibly have been forced to have FGM (female genital mutilation).
3. Patrick and Josephine have dedicated their lives to this cause. Much of their time is spent scrambling to raise money. So this is a small something I can do to help the organization finally reach financial independence. This will allow them to spend more time running the Safe House and attending to the needs of the girls/women.
Now, on to the story: Oh and please, please, please if you do nothing else, watch the video.
For over 20 years, Mission With A Vision has helped over 1,000 Kenyan girls seeking to escape FGM and childhood marriage. With few resources, but with an unreserved commitment to the well-being of children, Mission staff works tirelessly — frequently at great personal risk — to protect and educate local youngsters. First founded in 1997, the Mission provides a safe house for teenage girls as well as educational scholarships. Whenever possible, efforts are also made to work with community elders to seek reconciliation with the girls’ families, a delicate task that frequently requires months of negotiation and counseling.
Mission With a Vision serves an average of 150 girls per year. It also intends to expand its advocacy work to change local thinking through educational and communications programs that target family members, community and religious leaders, and those most affected by the issue: teenage girls and boys. The objective is to systematically change public perception and create the conditions in which FGM and childhood marriage are not just illegal, but are also socially unacceptable.
Ways you can help:
Sewing Machines - Through a generous donation, Mission With a Vision received 8 industrial sewing machines. These machines will help Mission With a Vision become more financially independent. The plan is to use the machines to make and sell school uniforms. The proceeds will be used for ongoing expenses at the safe house (food, clothing, school, electricity, housing, staff and more) and to create an emergency fund. We are trying to raise $5,000 to get the sewing operation functional--this includes supplies, tables and a place to put the sewing machines.
School Fees - You can help put a girl through school. This is a multi-year commitment to pay the school fees, room and board for a girl. The cost is $350.00 for primary school, $750.00 for high school and $900 for college, per year.
To Learn more, visit School Sponsorship
Become a sustaining member by making a monthly donation. These donations will help with day-to-day expenses that are not covered by proceeds from the farm, sewing and other forms of income already in place.
To Learn more visit the Safe House
To Learn more about Mission with a Vision visit:
Mission With a Vision web site
The girls stories These are feel-good stories about girls/women that have taken control of their lives with the help of Mission With a Vision.
Mission With A Vision is a non-religious, non-political non-profit registered as a NGO in the Republic of Kenya.
100% of all funds raised will be given to Mission With a Vision.
In the US, all donations are tax deductible using 501 (c)(3): African Children's Haven EIN 30-0467989
Fundraising team (4)
Bob Greely
Organiser
Ivins, UT
Kathy Johnson
Team member
Patrick Ngigi
Team member
Ed Sulzberger
Team member